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CNMI: Citizens Urged To Speak Out On ‘Live-Fire’ Proposal

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 00:00

Seek response to Tinian and Pagan military exercise plans

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, September 19, 2015) – The Governor of the Northern Marianas is calling for public submissions on a proposal by the US military to conduct live-fire training exercises on Tinian and Pagan.

The deadline for public submissions is the first of October and Governor Eloy Inos says people should make use of this time as it is important their views are heard.

CNMI is preparing its formal response to the proposed military training and the public submissions will provide substance to the administrative record to be used in lawsuits against the military should training exercises prove adverse to the economic, social, and environmental wishes of the CNMI.

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